• Four-time grand slam winner fails to recover in time
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The four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from an achilles injury. An update posted on Wimbledon’s official website on Saturday confirmed that the world No 43 had been added to the withdrawals list alongside Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, who has a shoulder injury.

“My achilles still isn’t right so I’ll see you next time,” she said later on Twitter. “I feel like life keeps dealing cards and you’re never gonna be used to them but it’s how you adapt to uncomfortable situations that really says stuff about your character. I’ve been repeating mantras a lot in my head recently.

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